A Single Shard 2002 Newbery Medal Book 2002 ALA Best Book for Young Adults 2002 ALA Notable Book for Children 2001 Booklist Editor's Choice 2001 Capitol Choices Selection 2001 School Library Journal, Best Books of the Year 2001 New York Public Library, 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2004 Sequoyah Book Award (OK) 2006 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Master List (IL) When My Name Was Keoko 2002 Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year 2002 School Library Journal, Best Books of the Year 2002 New York Public Library, 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2003 ALA Notable Book for Children 2003 Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies 2005 Sequoyah Book Award (OK) Nominee 2003 ALA Best Book for Young Adults 2003 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year 2003 NYPL Books for the Teen Age List 2003 CCBC Choices 2005 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Master List (IL) 2004 Skipping Stones Honor Award 2004 Maine Student Book Award Master List 2003 Jane Addams Book Award Honor Book 2005 Mark Twain Award Master List (MO) 2006 Sunshine State Young Readers’ Master List (FL) 2005 Garden State (NJ) Teen Book Award Nominee Project Mulberry 2006 CCBC Choices 2005 New York Public Library, 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2005 Chicago Tribune Young Adult Fiction Prize 2005 Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best Books 2005 Notable Books for a Global Society 2006 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year 2006 Kansas State Reading Circle Recommendation 2006 Texas Bluebonnet Master List 2006 Keystone to Reading Master List (PA) 2007 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee 2008 Connecticut Nutmeg Award Nominee 2008 Golden Sower Award Nominee (NE) 2008 Iowa Children's Choice Award Nominee 2008 Mark Twain Award Master List (MO) 2008 Massachusetts Children's Book Award Nominee 2008 Prairie Pasque Children's Book Award Nominee (SD) 2008 Virginia Young Readers Award Nominee 2008 William Allen White Children's Book Award Nominee (KS) 2009 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominee (IL) The Kite Fighters 2002 California Young Readers Medal finalist 2001 Notable Books for a Global Society 2000 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year 2004 Texas Bluebonnet Master List 2005 Arizona Young Readers’ Master List Seesaw Girl 1999 Riverbank Review Book of Distinction 1999 New York Public Library, 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2000 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year Tap Dancing on the Roof 2008 The Lion and the Unicorn Prize for Excellence in North American Poetry 2008 ALA Notable Book for Children 2007 Book Sense Award Finalist 2007 Horn Book Fanfare Selection 2007 ABC Children's Booksellers Choice Award 2010 Prairie Bud Children's Book Award Nominee (SD) 2010 Rhode Island Children's Book Award Nominee 2011 Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee The Firekeeper's Son 2004 Parents' Choice Recommended Winner 2004 New York Public Library, 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2005 CCBC Choices 2005 Kansas State Reading Circle Recommendation 2005 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year 2006 Young Hoosier Book Award (IN) Nominee 2006 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominee 2004 Bank Street College of Education Irma S. and James H. Black Finalist 2007 Georgia's Children's Book Award Nominee 2007 Volunteer State (TN) Book Award Master Reading List 2008 Monarch Award Nominee (IL) What Does Bunny See? 2006 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year 2006 Kansas State Reading Circle Recommendation Bee-bim Bop! 2005 New York Public Library, 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2006 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year 2006 Kansas State Reading Circle Recommendation Archer's Quest 2008 Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee 2008 Kentucky Blue Grass Award Nominee 2009 Children's Choice Award Nominee (IA) 2009 Sasquatch Award Nominee (WA) 2009 South Carolina Association of School Librarians Award Nominee 2009 William Allen White Children's Book Award Nominee (KS) 2010 Nutmeg Award Nominee (CT) 2010 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee (IN) A Long Walk to Water 2011 Jane Addams Children's Book Award (NY) 2012 Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee (MA) 2012 Flicker Tale Children's Book Award (ND) 2012 Great Lakes Book Award Nominee (MI) 2012 Kentucky Blue Grass Award Nominee 2012 Maine Student Book Award Nominee 2013 Golden Sower Award Nominee (NE) 2013 South Carolina Association of School Librarians Award Nominee 2013 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee (IN) The Third Gift 2012 ALA Notable Book for Children 2012 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year